§ 23-287. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation continued; Board of Trustees, officers and executive committe...
A. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation, is hereby continued and shall be deemed to be an institution of higher education within the meaning of §§ 23-3.1 and 23-9.2. The Foundation shall be administered by the Board of Trustees consisting of the following ex officio trustees: the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Speaker of the House of Delegates, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Secretary of Education. In addition, there shall be 12 members appointed by the Governor from the Commonwealth at large for four-year terms who shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of each house of the General Assembly; eight members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from the membership thereof for terms concurrent with the terms for which they have been elected to office; four members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from the membership of the Senate for terms concurrent with the term for which they have been elected to office; five members annually elected by the Board of Trustees, some of whom may be nonresidents of the Commonwealth; and any and all chairmen emeriti elected by the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 23-288. The president of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. shall also serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. Nonresident members of the Board of Trustees shall serve at no expense to the Commonwealth. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms.
The Board of Trustees shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and such other officers as are deemed necessary. The chairman shall appoint seven or more members of the Board to constitute an executive committee, the membership of which shall include the chairman and vice-chairman.
Resident members of the Board of Trustees shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 and shall receive compensation at the per diem rate established for members of the General Assembly as provided in § 30-19.12. The funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Foundation.
B. The Foundation is an educational institution and has the further responsibility to administer certain historical museums and such related programs as may be established as defined from time to time.
(1998, cc. 589, 786; 2000, cc. 104, 125; 2003, c. 879; 2005, c. 758.)
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